Method and apparatus to facilitate alternative modes of operation for a portable communication device

摘要

Method and apparatus to facilitate alternative modes of operation for a portable communication device. A communications device (300) enabled to support a feature of voice communications external (301) (or other external communications of interest and choice) and one other functionality (302) has at least a first and a second mode of operation (304 and 305).The first mode of operation allows essentially all functionality, while the second mode of operation makes it impossible at least, much of the other functionality in favor of preserving the viability of at least part of the functionality of external communications.A selector (306) can select a mode of operation based, at least in part in a trigger 307, which includes, for example, an entry of the user and / or the detection of a condition of concern.